Senior Session Special!

Author, Author!

After incessant fighting and frustration with blogger & photobucket I finally managed to get these other photos up from Krissi's session.

We had a great time and she was fun to work with, even if it took thirty minutes to blow a decent bubble! I can't wait until your book is out, Krissi. Love ya!

...Writer's Block

"There are three difficulties in authorship: to write anything worth publishing -- to find honest men to publish it -- and to get sensible men to read it." -Charles Caleb Cotton

My good friend and author, Krissi Dallas, needed headshots for her upcoming YA novel, Phantom Island so she contacted me. I love her book and am thrilled to be a part of this journey. We headed down to the Seminary South campus for her session and a general good time with the girls. Here is a sneak peak of her shoot:

Krissi...you are so unbelievably talented. I can't believe this is actually happening for you. Well, for both of us! I think God has given you such a gift for story-telling. I can't wait for the second book. :) ~Jaclyn

A New Look And A New Edge?

Yea, a lovely new look for my blog. My uncle commented that he liked my new webpage, but that it needed pictures of his bike. That's not exactly the image I'm going for, but in honor of Uncle Jon, I decided I'd grace my blog with a cool half-tone b&w of one of his Harley's. Enjoy, Uncle Jon. If I start doing portraits of Biker Dudes, you'll be the first one I call.

And we're off!...

I'm so excited that this day is here! I know it's a small milestone, but my website is finally up & ready to go! Click on the title above to take you directly to my new website.

The picture is from a shower I went to on Saturday for my friend Joanna. She's having a beach wedding and they had a beach themed shower. It was pretty cute.

Nothing is better than cakes you don't have to share with anyone!

Growing Pains

BelleReve Portrait Design will soon have a new home! I currently bought a website from the great . They specialize in photography websites.

I'm sort of struggling right now because I have felt for a long time that I don't have the support that I need to start and maintain a business. However, I've just decided that this is something I have and want to do.

I am completely passionate about photography. All of my passion lies in the arts. I am a sucker for music, books, art, photography, cinematography, dance, etc. If it's artsy...I will probably like it and be a sap for it. There's something about self-expression that really speaks to me and I just want to be there to not only capture special moments in people's lives, but to create works of art. I know there are some people out there who feel that photography isn't art, but I feel like any form of self-expression is art.

There is feeling that goes into my work. Sometimes I sigh & moan over things I don't want to do and we do it because we have to (i.e. shooting football games) but even then I find myself getting into the games and loving the images that I capture.

I used to want to work for National Geographi or travel as a war correspondent but I really hate roughing it. I love the images, but I like the comforts of home. Plus, I really don't know if I could live without Chick-Fil A and Taco Bueno. I probably am that shallow. Maybe one day...but for now I will have to fulfil my passions with creating fairies, lonely maidens and capturing toddling baby steps. :)

With all of that said I have been hard at work the last few days on the website and creating pricing guides and thinking about business cards, etc etc...

Here is a tiny sneak peak at some info to come:

BelleReve Portrait Design

Session Fee: $225 (includes $100 print credit)

Brandy

Brandy & her husband, Danny, exchanged Christmas gifts already so it's safe to post the rest of her shoot. :)